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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
2
A new Atlantic commercial club with 100 members and 25 dollar yearly dues pledges to advance local advertising and business. The piece urges support for home merchants against foreign competition and promotes town pride and unity. It also notes editorials and political notes on various issues.
A compact, period tone note advocates that every woman should own at least one pair of white shoes. The line reflects a social fashion ideal and consumer guidance from the era.
The News Telegraph boasts wide circulation and daily reach to thousands, while an advertisement invites the public to Giffen store carnival week with bargains on china and dinnerware. Also note a hay for sale and a marriage notice for William Spoo and Hula Lancelot dated March 9, 1912.
Last Friday closed a most successful term of school at Brighton No 8. A picnic dinner on the lawn followed by a fine program by Miss Blanche Seybert and her pupils impressed patrons. Mrs. John Gould and children of Harlan visit relatives here. Caloric Fireless Cookers advertised by Jim Laurenson.
A local notice item reports a found gold brooch and invites owner contact at the News office to prove ownership and pay for the ad. It also covers a string of social visits with residents from Omaha Viota Anita New York City and Centralia and notes a conflicting illness report about George Gill and John Nelson from Atlantic.
An old ad fragment references Vador porch shades and porch furniture at Giffen’s. The readable text hints at a local retail promotion or display, mentioning porch items and the store name, with no clear dates or prices available in the fragment.
Parker schedules a six day June run from the 10th to the 16th with events of social interest. A Sociability Run is slated for June 17th 19th and 21st. The Chautauqua Assembly runs August 1st through 9th and the Ringling Circus visits on August 10th. The Cass County Fair runs September 9 through 13. Storers Fulton Loyd and Oriole Folding Go Carts are advertised as the best makes at GIFFEN'S.
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